Staff
Lindsay Mattison is the executive director of International Action. Lindsay served as the director of the International Center for twenty-five years, organizing political commissions on Central America, East Asia, West Africa, and Eastern Europe. He has spent over thirty years working on international issues on Capital Hill.
Youngmin Chang is the associate director of International Action. After receiving her Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Virginia, she joined International Action. She has led four Campaign for Clean Water in Haiti trips to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Dalebrun Esther is IA's first "circuit rider" in Haiti. He negotiated with ten Port-au-Prince committees for the installation of our chlorinators. Esther was president of Zone II in City Soleil and helped start CADEPA, which manages four water boards. Today, Esther is also the general coordinator of KOKAPOP (Committee of the Poor Neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince).
Joanes Bastin is International Action's senior technician for Port-au-Prince. He left La Gonave in 1986 to serve as an apprentice in the capital. After eight years as a professional plumber, he took at position at Hotel Kinam. He works full-time at our sites in Jalousie, Martissamt, Cite Soleil, and Bertin. He is the father of four children.
Fred Stottlemyer has led the international group in the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) for many years. He has run a water system in West Virginia for 15 years, retired and spends 6 months a year in Honduras at no pay installing water and chlorine systems in towns in rural areas. He has worked with us from the start (for free), training us on technical issues and community work, and training Haitians.
Lupe Aragon has run rural water systems in New Mexico for 20 years, stayed active in NRWA and joins Fred Stottlemeyer in Honduras, several times a year. Few people have Lupe's touch with inexperienced groups while showing them how to install and maintain chlorinators. He has been elected to city council in his hometown reflecting his energy and charm.
